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Dickcissel/Post breeding dispersal
- To: Carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Dickcissel/Post breeding dispersal
- From: Smith82534@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:05:59 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Carolinabirders,
I took advantage of the July 4 holiday's calming effect on Triangle traffic
and went over to Orange County to see the Dickcissel. I found the patch of
grass that Kent Fiala had marked off and in just a few minutes located the
male on the electric wire about 100 yards west of the nest site. A small
raptor flew by trailing a flock of smaller birds and flushed him, but he only
moved closer to the nest site. He flew away and in a little while came back
with the female who perched on a weed in the nest site patch while the male
resumed his post overlooking the nest. No evidence of fledging of young yet.
On my way back I stopped at the Hwy. 54 impoundment and found four Great
Egrets and two immature White Ibis. I could not find any other large waders
in a twenty minute search.
Clyde Smith
Raleigh, NC
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